Bandage



Aug. 22, 1933. A STEINERT 1,923,513

BANDAGE Filed July 23, 1932 Patented Aug. 22, 1933 l UNITED STATES BANDAGE Abraham Steinert, Berlin, Germany, assignor to the rm P. Beiersdorf & Co., Inc., New York,

Application July 23, 1932, Serial No. 624,253,

andin Germany Angus't 7, 1931 1 Claim. (Cl. 128-268) This invention relates to a preferably elastic bandage coated with adhesive as used for winding on parts of the body, for example, for winding on the lower limb or the knee.

'Ihere are already known bandages in which the adhesive is applied over the entire breadth of the bandage, in certain cases leaving uncoated narrow marginal strips. In the use of such bandages frequentlythere is occasioned irritation of the skin of very sensitive persons. This irritation may give rise to inflammation, eczema or the like due to the fact that no air can enter between the bandage and the skin or rather between the adhesive layer and the skin. Further, the removal of such a bandage from the bandaged part of the body is disagreeable and sometimes painful. The same drawbacks are experienced with bandages which are not provided with adhesive over their entire breadth but which present longitudinal coated strips separated by uncoated strips.

The present invention obviates the aforesaid drawbacks by reason that the adhesive is applied over only about one half of the breadth of the bandage-from the edge of the bandage tothe centre line-while the other half of the bandage is uncoated. It is thus rendered possible so to wind the bandage that, as usual, successive plies overlap, but in contrast with previous forms the adhesive does not come in contact with the skin save for the first coil of the winding.

In a preferred embodiment the initial end portion of the bandage, for example, a part of about the length of about one coil, may be entirely uncoated so that alsoat the initial vend there is no contact between the skin and the adhesive strip.

If so desired, at the terminal end portion of the bandage adhesive may be applied over the entire breadth of the bandage so as to facilitate the fixing of the terminal end.

Also the coating may be applied stripwisein at least two stripsin such wise that the coated strips are separated from one another by an uncoated longitudinal strip.

Several embodiments according to the invention are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 shows a bandage in which the initial end is uncoiled. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modified form. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing another modification. Fig. 4 shows the use of the bandage at the commencement of the winding operation. Fig. 5 shows the terminal end of the bandage at about the completion of the winding operation.

The bandage a shown inv Fig. 1 f; coated for its entire length with a longitudinal strip b of adhesive, the breadth c of which strip constitutes l about one half of the total breadth of the bandage.

The bandage a shown in Fig. 2 is also coated with a. strip b' of adhesive of about one hall' the I breadth of the bandage. In this modification the initial end d of the bandage is entirely uncoated with adhesive.

In the bandage a2 shown in Fig. 3 the adhesive is distributed over two narrower strips b2, b3. These two strips are separated from one another by a narrow uncoated strip b. The co1- lective breadth b5 of the strips b2, b3, b* amount to about one half of the total breadth of th bandage.

In applying the bandage to a part of the body, for example, the leg, the adhesive strip is so located that in the winding in which the successive coils overlap the coated strip contacts only with the bandage .ply beneath the same but not with the skin of the body. 'Ihis will be clear for example from Fig. 5 which shows the bandage a practically completely wound on the leg e. The overlapping portions of the bandage are of about half oi' thebreadth of the entire bandage, that is are of the breadth of the coated strip. The skin of the leg over which the bandage is wound is therefore not in contact with the adhesiveor is in contact only with the adhesive coating of the first coil, so that the bandage can be readily removed from the body without causing pain to the patient. Also, there is no irritation such as is liable to occur when applying an adhesive plaster to the skin of a sensitive person.'

In Fig. 4 there vis shown the use of the bandage according to Fig. 2. The initial end d of the bandage a' is wound about the portion of the body in the manner usual with ordinary uncoated bandages. The adhesive b therefore contacts only with an underlying layer of the bandage without making contact with the skin. In this way .at the commencement of the winding of the first ply direct contact of the adhesive with the skin is avoided.

Ihe terminal end of the bandage can be secured in any desired manner after the winding operation to the body of the patient; for example, the terminal end can be secured by aid of a plaster. Also, as shown in Fig. 5, the terminal portion ,f of the bandage can be coated with adhesive over its entire breadth so that the bandage can be secured to the body at the terminal end.

I claim:-

A bandage for use for winding on parts of the body, comprising an adhesive coated on said bandage, -said adhesive coating about one half of the breadth of said bandage-from one marginal edge to the central linethe other half of said bandage being uncoated.

.ABRAHAM STEINERT. 

